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Ken Dryden

1947 - Today

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Kenneth Wayne Dryden (born August 8, 1947) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender, politician, lawyer, businessman, and author. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada and a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. He was a Liberal Member of Parliament from 2004 to 2011 and Minister of Social Development from 2004 to 2006. In 2017, the league counted him in history's 100 Greatest NHL Players. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ken Dryden is the 16,894th most popular politician (up from 17,243rd in 2019), the 648th most popular biography from Canada (up from 680th in 2019) and the 62nd most popular Canadian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ken Dryden ranks 16,894 out of 19,576. Before him are Joe Williams, Hermann Martens, Luciano Burti, István Tarlós, Choe Son-hui, and Jeremiah Denton. After him are Oksana Markarova, Saufatu Sopoanga, Jonathan Dayton, Mickey Kantor, Štefan Füle, and Annette Schavan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Ken Dryden ranks 765. Before him are Tierno Monénembo, Txetxu Rojo, Amory Lovins, Peter Persidis, Jan-Erik Enestam, and Boris Shukhov. After him are Lev Rubinstein, Dao Bandon, Oliver Friggieri, Bernard Talvard, David Robb, and Nicole Bricq.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Ken Dryden ranks 648 out of 1,622. Before him are Martin Kamen (1913), Ken Kirzinger (1959), John Porter (1904), Frank Amyot (1904), Suzanne Clément (1969), and George Cloutier (1876). After him are Cathleen Synge Morawetz (1923), Kathleen Robertson (1973), Bobby Clarke (1949), Aileen Meagher (1910), Maureen Forrester (1930), and Melody Anderson (1955).

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Among POLITICIANS In Canada

Among politicians born in Canada, Ken Dryden ranks 62. Before him are Jack Layton (1950), Norman Lane (1919), Scotty Bowman (1933), Patrick Roy (1965), Chrystia Freeland (1968), and Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin (1849). After him are Tom Mulcair (1954), Stéphane Dion (1955), Ted Lindsay (1925), Jennifer Granholm (1959), Jean Charest (1958), and Gilles Duceppe (1947).

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